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Royal Family Order of Charles III
Insignia
Awarded by
King Charles III
TypeRoyal Family Order
Founded2024
CountryUnited Kingdom
RibbonPale blue
EligibilityFemale members of the British royal family
CriteriaAt His Majesty's pleasure
StatusActive
Statistics
First induction2024

Ribbon of the Order

The Royal Family Order of Charles III is an honour that is bestowed on female members of the British royal family by King Charles III. The order is worn by recipients on formal occasions.

Appearance

The Royal Family Order depicts the King wearing the ceremonial day uniform of a Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet with the collar of the Order of the Garter, the Royal Victorian Chain, the riband of the Royal Victorian Order, the badges of the Order of the Bath and Order of Merit and medals.

The miniature, painted by Elizabeth Meek based on a photograph by Hugo Burnand, is in oil on polymin, a synthetic replacement for the ivory used in previous royal family orders. The miniature is bordered by loose diamonds from the royal collection and surmounted by a Tudor Crown in diamonds and enamel in a yellow-gold frame. The enamelwork was done by Fiona Rae, a jeweller who began her business with a loan from the Prince's Trust. The reverse depicts the King's cypher in gold. The goldwork was engineered by Seth Kennedy, a scholar from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. The watered silk ribbon is pale blue, is formed into a bow and is made by Philip Treacy; the colour of the ribbon is based on that of George V.

It was worn for the first time by Queen Camilla at a state banquet in honour of Emperor Naruhito of Japan on 25 June 2024. It is worn pinned to the dress of the recipient on the left shoulder.

List of known recipients

Size 1:

Size 2:

Gallery

  • Queen Camilla wearing her order Queen Camilla wearing her order

See also

References

  1. "Royal Family Orders". Official website of the British monarchy. Royal Household. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ Elston, Laura (26 June 2024). "Queen wears the King Charles III Family Order for first time at state banquet". Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. Furness, Hannah (25 June 2024). "Queen wearing new Royal Family Order of King Charles III". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Queen wears the King Charles III Family Order for first time at state banquet". The Herald. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. Majesty Magazine & Joe Little (25 June 2024). "The Royal Family Order of Charles III appearance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Richard Palmer (3 December 2024). "Both The Duchess of Edinburgh and The Princess Royal are wearing the Royal Family Order of King Charles III" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Rodrigo (3 December 2024). "The Duchess of Gloucester has received Royal Family Order of King Charles III" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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